Crying during daydreams

[Queen Dopamine]

So this new thing has started happening. Today has marked the second time where I have cried during a daydream. The first time I did it was only two days ago. I act out my daydreaming scenarios as they happen in my head, from facial expressions, to gestures, to dialogue, to actually moving around the room as they would (though I also just tend to generally pace around, even if they are sitting still). The content of my daydreams can be emotionally gripping and over-powering. In these two separate scenarios today and also two days ago, I was so caught up in the emotions that the characters were experiencing that I actually cried when the character cried.

It was so powerful. I'm kind of addicted to feeling that again.

[Queen Dopamine]

Yes, I know exactly what you mean, Blanca! I think most of us are very empathetic, too. :)

[Blanca Margatroid]

Yeah, I also act out and I remember crying when a character I am strongly attached to is having a bad time. I can feel what they feel. So we could say we're very empathetic, right?

[Queen Dopamine]

Thanks for sharing, Jennifer. It seems our emotions and experiences as these characters cause a real, physical reaction with us, just as if we were watching a really powerful movie or listening to a sad song. Our brains must be hyper-imaginative or we must be super sensitive (probably a little bit of both)! I find it so fascinating. I've always deeply resonated with my characters and scenarios. I said in my earlier comment that I also have other physical manifestations, like experiencing adrenaline rush or feelings of euphoria. Those happen frequently, pretty much every time I daydream. But the crying was new! I guess it shouldn't be so surprising or strange to me, since I feel the scenarios so intensely. It was bound to happen some day. :) 

I am enjoying everyone's input!

[Jennifer]

Yes! You are not alone!! I also act our my daydreams...Like, ALL of the time, and I am completely aware that I am doing it when I do, too. So, I can completely relate to that. Also, I too have cried during daydreams. Sometimes, I will cry in really sad scenarios and it is really embarrassing!!

[Queen Dopamine]

Thank you for the responses, everyone!

@Anette: I see what you're saying. The scenario doesn't have to involve your character crying for you to cry. Even though I have only cried these two times, and it was while the character was crying, I often get this surge of emotion or rush of feelings during a really emotional scene, just as though I were watching a movie. 

@Amari (love that name, btw), that's so sad. I can see why you had to stop. Although the two scenes I cried over weren't a recreation or dramatic re-enactment of abuse I've dealt with, like yours, I had to stop the scenes and try to focus on doing other things because it just got too intense. I felt drained. I felt sad. It was really odd. 

@mary g, aww that makes me so sad. Crying for hours would be really exhausting, I think.

[mary g]

i have cried many times during my daydreams too.sometimes i would be sobbing for hours on and on if some great tragedy happens to my main characters...

my eyes would be so puffy and red

[Amari]

Yep Jessica. I did used to have a dream where I would cry a lot as myself, but that dream got too heavy for me because it was basically like an intensified version of abuse I've dealt with before. But with my dream now, I only ever cry if I'm acting out a character.

[Queen Dopamine]

Interesting, Amari. I can't make myself cry on demand. If the character is crying, I pretend/act like I'm crying. But I can't make myself cry. Today and two days ago, I just got overwhelmed in the emotion that I did actually cry when the character did. But you're saying anytime a character is sad, you do physically cry will re-enacting it? 

[Amari]

I'm like you where I act out the scenes. So when a character is crying, then I'll cry as I'm portraying them. But I don't really cry because the dream is getting sad, only if a character is crying.

[Queen Dopamine]

Hmm, interesting question. If a character experiences rage, I get an adrenaline surge acting out the character's response (yelling, throwing things, getting into a fight). If two characters experience a loving connection or romantic bond, I feel this euphoric/butterflies in the tummy feeling as though I were really experiencing it myself.

Is that what you mean? Is this kind of what you do?